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Optical connector assemblies incorporating electrical contacts

US10101548B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Micah Colen Isenhour · Lincolnton, US
Eric Stephan ten Have · Berlin, DE
Michael Wimmer · Bremen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 13, 2016
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 13, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/4214
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Optical connector assemblies for device-to-device optical connections are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical connector assembly includes a housing having a mating surface, an optical coupling body, a first contact pin, and a second contact pin. The optical coupling body includes an optical coupling face such that the optical coupling face is exposed at the mating surface of the housing. The optical connector assembly further includes a plurality of GRIN lenses disposed within the optical coupling body, wherein each GRIN lens has a coupling surface positioned at the optical coupling face of the optical coupling body. The first and second contact pins extend from the mating surface of the housing such that they are positioned on opposite sides of the optical coupling body. Optical connector assemblies incorporating a total-internal-reflection surface are also disclosed.

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